SME Financing Expansion AGF enables banks to expand SME lending through partial risk guarantees and capacity building, presenting opportunities to cross-sell additional guarantee products and SME banking optimization services to partner banks.

Women Entrepreneurs Focus Recent partnerships and initiatives highlight a strategic emphasis on supporting women-owned businesses, creating sales opportunities for tailored guarantee products, advisory services, and capacity programs targeted at female entrepreneurs and lenders serving them.

Local Currency Mission The Mission 300 Local Currency Guarantee Facility signals a push to mobilize significant funding for energy access projects, suggesting collaboration potential with energy sector lenders, project finance teams, and local banks seeking currency-aligned guarantees.

Strategic Partnerships Active collaboration with major banks and global foundations (Visa Foundation, Centenary Bank, Zenith Bank) indicates a ready-made ecosystem for co-lending programs, joint marketing, and scalable SME finance initiatives to accelerate deal flow.

Regional Growth AGF’s West Africa leadership and ongoing regional engagements point to opportunities for market-entry support, capacity-building engagements, and new guarantee facilities in multiple African markets through existing or new bank partnerships.